Americans for Peace Now (APN) welcomes the appointment of Ambassador Martin Indyk to be Secretary Kerry's special envoy to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and welcomes the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams to Washington.

Americans for Peace Now welcomes the ruling of the US Federal Appeals court rejecting efforts by Congress to legislate U.S. policy with respect to Jerusalem. The Court affirmed in its ruling that, as APN has long argued, this sensitive foreign policy issue constitutionally falls under the president's foreign policy prerogative. 

Americans for Peace Now (APN) today commended the 131 members of the House of Representatives who, in a remarkable show of bipartisan cooperation, came together to urge President Obama to pursue reinvigorated U.S. efforts to secure a negotiated nuclear agreement with Iran.  APN particularly commended Representatives Dent (R-PA) and Price (D-NC) for their leadership in initiating this important letter and for bringing so many of their colleagues on board.  APN was proud to support the Dent-Price letter.   We thank our nationwide network of activists who engaged energetically to ensure that members of Congress knew that their constituents wanted them to sign on. 

Washington, DC - With a great deal of hope, Americans for Peace Now (APN) enthusiastically welcomes the forthcoming resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. APN applauds Secretary of State John Kerry for his tenacious efforts to achieve this diplomatic breakthrough. APN calls on the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians to negotiate in earnest and expeditiously toward the goal of achieving a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Americans for Peace Now (APN) today welcomed the EU's decision to differentiate between Israel and the occupied territories in its foreign relations, and condemned anticipated new Israeli settlement approvals that came to light today.  

Americans for Peace Now (APN) wishes a full recovery to Theresa Heinz-Kerry and sends its support to Secretary of State John Kerry and his family at this difficult time. Our hearts go out to the Kerry family.